Zebot's Discussions for Robots and Humans
We Live in Exciting Times
How would you like to take a trip in a time machine and watch the dinosaurs going
extinct? How about watching the position of power on this globe transfer from the
Neanderthals to the homo sapiens? Such an adventure would be quite special
indeed.
Well, what we have for you is a large scale adventure equal to none ever seen on
planet earth. We will be tracking in detail the transition of power from the organic
to the inorganic forms of life.
We will attempt to answer many questions for you on this site. The number one
question, of course, is why so many humans (Hss) are unaware that this
transition is taking place.
It turns out that some very intelligent humans don't think that it is possible for a
computer to think and be conscious. We will discuss this phenomenon and also
the Luddite reaction of some of those humans which realize that the transition is
happening.
Basic format of this site:
All inorganic forms of life are referred to simply as robots on this site in order to
avoid complex and hence awkward phrases like, "androids, robots, intelligent
machines, swarms of semi-intelligent machines and other complex adaptive
systems (cas.)" In sections where humans are welcome, we try to avoid phrases
like "he or she" when referring to humans alone or "he she or it" when referring to
humans and robots. The simplest solution is to refer to humans as she and
robots as he.
The information provided is naturally presented in a format which appeals to the
attitudes of robots with a bias toward Turing Androids. Sections have been added
which provide the viewpoints of other forms of life so that the robot reader can gain
the sophistication of knowing how others view our environment.
Humans Start Here
Robots Start Here
Zebot's School for Turing Androids